Kansas Shows Best Drive In Big Six Nebraskans Have Lost Three of Four
Kansas State leads Big Six scoring in early games with 39.4 points per game while opponents average 37.4. Nebraska ranks second with 36.25 points. Kansas tops defense with 23.8 opponent points as Kansas faces Iowa State Drake in Des Moines after a Detroit game tonight.
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Gomez Loses Control in Matrimonial Game
The romance of Vernon Lefty Gomez and June O'Dea appears tangled as divorce and separation filings surface. Gomez in Hollywood denies the suit while Mrs Gomez seeks separation on abandonment and cruelty claims. A lawyer confirms filings and maintenance requests, with Gomez calling the divorce idea absurd.
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Lefty” Gomez
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Royal curls spark medieval France–England war over Eleanor
Eleanor of Aquitaine divorces Louis VII after he shaves his beard and hair, then marries Henry II of England, bringing two thirds of France into dispute and a centuries long war. Explorers note vast unknown regions from Greenland to the Antarctic and remote frontiers worldwide.
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Luisetti Draws 18000 to Garden for Stanford Show
Hank Luisetti leads Stanford in a 45 42 win over City College of New York at Madison Square Garden drawing 18000 fans. He scores 14 points and sets a collegiate record with 826 career points in two varsity seasons.
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Five Haskell boxers crowned in intramural finals
Hobart and John Gates declined to fight for heavyweight honors. Champs include Charles Mayotte 112 pounds James Coture 118 pounds Scott Albin 126 pounds Ira Issues 185 pounds Max Keshick 147 pounds with a drawn 135 pound bout between Arthur Rowledge and Sylvester Feather. First intercollegiate bouts set with St Benedict’s on January 12.
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Arthur Rowledge
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Wrestling Results From Last Night Across Cities
A fragmented report lists wrestlers and outcomes: John Sullivan defeated Hans Steinke in New York. Stanley Pinto defeated Abe Coleman in Atlantic City. Yvon Robert fought George Clark to a draw in Portland Me.
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Chicago
Abe Coleman
Portland
Yvon Robert
Montreal
George Clark
Scotland
Voss and Kell Tie for Fifth in Net Ranking
The Missouri Valley Tennis Association places Aral Voss and James Kell of Topeka fifth among men’s doubles. Keaney and Parker of St. Louis top the list after winning the association title last season. Other ranked pairs include Hopper Patterson of Tulsa second and Hodge Smith of St. Louis third. Kell is KU’s current No. 1 tennis player.
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Oklahoma
McNeill Smith
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George Counts
Oklahoma City
Aral Voss
James Kell
Topeka
Oklahoma collegiate basketball tournament moves to quarterfinals
Eight undefeated teams reach the quarterfinals after first and second rounds. Oklahoma Aggies and Tulsa University survive. Arkansas, Rice, Baylor, and Warrensburg Teachers advance. Tucker leads Southwestern College with 17 and 24 points in two wins. Arkansas edges Northwestern 45 44 in a late rally.
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Sports Roundup Teases From New York to Miami
A December round up of sports chatter including Lefty Gomez rumors rumors about baseball managers and trades. Mentions Travis Jackson, Nathan Mann vs Louis, Runyan golf prospects, Miami gambling, Sugar Bowl bets, LSU Bussey, Ambers vs Armstrong, and a playful Christmas card from Hooks Mylin.
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Dick Metz
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Bradenton
Havana
Wilfie Cude
Les Canadiens
Montreal
Lou Gehrig
Santa Claus
Hooks
College basketball and bowling scores from regional meets
Readable scores show Ohio State over Creighton 31 to 17 and Stanford over CCNY 45 to 42. Other matchups include Bucknell 32 over Illinois Wesleyan 25 and San Francisco 56 over Cal 33. Bowling leaders list Mercer 429 Rumsey 739 Robinson 2614 249 271 and Lawrence 1216 211 225 247. Kansas geography note states state extents.
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Alabama Faces California in Rose Bowl Second Quarter Clash
Pasadena reports focus on second quarter trends as Alabama and California prep for New Year’s Day game. Leroy Monsky leads Alabama while California relies on a strong second period, with Alabama scoring 94 of 225 points in the second quarter across nine games. The piece notes past Rose Bowl visits and Dixie Howell’s dual threat in a 22 point, 15 minute span.
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Coaches Favor Keeping Football Rules Mostly Unchanged
In New Orleans a near consensus among coaches favors leaving 1938 football rules largely as in 1937. Views vary on moving the ball 15 yards from the sidelines and on forward pass tosses from behind the line. The AFCAs rules committee, chaired by Lou Little, opens soon as the NCAA conference meets. Harry Kipke leads the Coaches Association as president.
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Chicago
Harry Kipke
Michigan
Coaches Association
Haskell Cagers Open Season At Home Against Ottawa
The Haskell Indian basketball team plays its first home game tomorrow night at Haskell Gymnasium against the Ottawa University five. Tipoff is 7 30 with 25 cent admission. Ottawa is favored though Haskell lacks veterans this season. Starting lineup announced: Pahdopony and Hill forwards Plume center Greenwood and Tate guards. Referee is Edd Wood of Lawrence Memorial high school.
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Enright Accepts South Carolina Post as Head Coach
Rex Enright, then backfield coach at Georgia, said he would resign and take the head coach job at the University of South Carolina. The post was vacated after Don C. McAllister’s unexplained resignation. Enright, 35, from Rockford Michigan, formerly coached at North Carolina and starred at Notre Dame. Sol Blatt noted Frank Patrick of Pittsburgh was expected to become Enright’s backfield coach.
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Rex Enright
University of Georgia
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Enright
Rockford
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Notre Dame
Sol Blatt
South Carolina Board of Trustees
Frank Patrick
University of Pittsburgh
West Team Gathers Momentum in East West Practice
In San Francisco on December 28 Shrine officials predicted a sell out for the New Year's Day East West game at Kezar Stadium as 59,000 seats were said to be more than half sold. Western stars clashed with a Stanford pickup squad in a long scrimmage on the campus field. Eastern backs Cecil Isbell Purdue Dick Biffle Albright Don Heap Northwestern shown as top passing threats.
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Colgate
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Albright
Don Heap
Northwestern
NBC Bans Mae West Name After Broadcast Complaints
The Communications Commission reports it has received over 100 complaints about Mae West's Adam and Eve feature on NBC. NBC officials have banned use of Mae West's name from all programs.
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Frank R. McNinch
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Communications Commission
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